ICAB PL Corporate Laws and Practices study plan
ICAB PL Corporate Laws and Practices · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 7 hours per week
Corporate Laws
Map the Corporate Laws syllabus into a written topic checklist that names each statutory area you must cover
Read the primary company legislation end to end and annotate every provision you cannot yet explain in one sentence
Define the key corporate law terms in your own words and record each definition in a personal glossary
Build a one-page index linking each major statutory topic to the section numbers that govern it
Your checkpoint
A dated topic checklist plus a section-number index covering the whole Corporate Laws syllabus
Corporate Laws
Explain company formation, types of companies, and incorporation procedures without notes
Summarise the rules on memorandum and articles of association, including alteration procedures
Distinguish the roles, duties, and liabilities of directors, promoters, and shareholders
Draft a comparison table contrasting at least four company types on liability, membership, and governance
Your checkpoint
A completed comparison table on company types plus a 500-word written summary of formation and constitutional documents
Corporate Laws
Analyse share capital, allotment, transfer, and dividend rules against the statutory provisions
Outline the legal framework for company meetings, resolutions, and notice requirements
Explain borrowing powers, charges, and registration obligations for secured lending
Solve five short applied scenarios on capital and meeting rules and justify each answer by provision
Your checkpoint
A worked answer pack of five scenario questions with statutory citations for each conclusion
Corporate Laws
Interpret winding-up, insolvency, and restructuring provisions and their triggers
Identify statutory offences, penalties, and the enforcement powers of the regulator
Complete a timed 40-question mock on Corporate Laws and log every wrong answer with its cause
Rank your weakest three Corporate Laws topics and write a targeted revision action for each
Your checkpoint
Mock test score record plus a ranked weakness list with written remediation actions
Corporate Practices
Map the Corporate Practices syllabus into a checklist of governance and compliance processes
Describe the standard sequence of board and general meeting procedures from notice to minutes
Outline the record-keeping and statutory filing obligations that companies must maintain
Draft a compliance calendar template listing recurring corporate events and their deadlines
Your checkpoint
A completed compliance calendar template with at least fifteen recurring obligations and deadlines
Corporate Practices
Explain corporate governance codes, board composition, and the role of independent directors
Compare the duties of the company secretary, auditors, and board committees in practice
Walk through the procedure for major corporate transactions such as share transfers and capital changes
Draft model minutes and a notice of meeting that satisfy formal drafting standards
Your checkpoint
A drafting portfolio containing one set of model minutes and one formal notice of meeting
Corporate Practices & Corporate Laws
Apply governance and compliance rules to five practical case scenarios and justify each recommendation
Revisit the three weakest Corporate Laws topics from week four and re-test them
Practise 30 mixed-domain questions under timed conditions and review every error
Summarise the ten most examinable practice points in a single revision sheet
Your checkpoint
A one-page revision sheet of ten examinable points plus a scored mixed-domain practice log
Corporate Laws & Corporate Practices
Sit two full-length timed mock exams under exam conditions and record both scores
Review every incorrect answer and convert each into a corrective rule statement
Recite the core statutory provisions and governance procedures from memory in a self-test
Finalise a condensed last-day revision sheet covering both domains
Your checkpoint
Two completed mock exams with a corrective rule statement written for every error
Milestones
Week 2: You can explain company formation, constitutional documents, and director duties aloud for ten minutes without notes
Week 4: Corporate Laws mock score reaches at least 60 percent and every wrong answer has a logged cause
Week 6: Your compliance calendar and drafting portfolio are complete and each entry cites its governing requirement
Week 8: Both full-length mocks score at least 65 percent overall, with no domain below 60 percent